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Bulletin No. 54 Aueust 1, 1922. 
Ry WF RYMEYTO Ay 
LY © We LLAGH PU} 


tt COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 


DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 42FPATRS 
James F, Woodward, Secretary 


as 


BUREAU OF TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
George H. Ashley, State Geologist 


‘BITUMINOUS COAL RESERVES IN PENNSYLVANIA 
By 


John F. Reese 


Introduction. 


The U. S, Geological Survey is publishing as Professional Paper 
100, 2 voluminous report on the coal fields of the United States, 
which is to be composed of separate parts on ea 1ch of the: cosal-pro- 
ducing states. That report will contain estimates of the col 
rescrves, and in prepa \ration for the chapter on Pennsylvania, Dr. 

G, H. Ashley requested me to compute the quantity of bituminous coal 
origins liy coRont led , mined out, and still recoverable in the state. 


‘The work has o¢ccupicd 9 mynths, having boen begun in November, 
1921, and completed in July, Toe 


Earlier Estimate, In 1909, M. R. Caimpbell™ of the 
Geological Survey estimted thot the bituminous areas of western: 
Pennsylvani2 have an extcnt of 14,200 square miles ond contained, 
when Mining first began, 112,574, 000, 000 short tons, “He figured that 
the supply remaining at the Close of 1907 was 109 , 804 be ,000 tons, or 
492 times the exhaustion ropresented by the production of ‘that year. 


Present Estimate. To be‘of real value, an estimate of cozl 
reserves ‘must be based on all available data. In preparing this 


“estimate, facts regarding the extent, thickness, and chsracter of the 


coal beds were assembled from many sources, and the computation ws 
taken up by counties, 


For each county on which 2 detailed. estimate hrs been prepsred, 
2 base map was made for cach coal bed by tracing its outcrop from the 


ete 


“ U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 394, p. 23, 1909. 


Lt TT AL 


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latest maps tvailable, All available measurements of 2 cosl bed were 
plottec on the map of that enal bed at the locality represented. _By 
studying the distribution of the figures, arcns of equal thicknes 

wore plotted, and by menns of 4 planimeter, the area of cach ond “bed 
in cach township was measured, The unit uscd for calculating the 
quantity of ccal was 90,000 short tons per inch of bed per square 
mile of.ares, 


Having calculated the quantity of coal originally contained 
Within the areca of any bed and subtracted the areca already mined our, 
the writer determined from engineering experience the probnble per- 
centage of each bed which could be rocovered in differcnt locnlitics, 
The quantity of conl comouted to be in any bed, a pd yy the 
assumed percentage of recovery, less 15 por cent for loss in Mining, 
Zives the ostimateda recoverable tonnage, 


rts Published, Since January, 1922, tne following county 
wing bituminous coal reserves have “Doon published: 


Bulletin No, 25 Cosl reserves in Greene County, Pennsylvania 


es * 27 Corl reserves in Washington County " 

_ " $1 Coal reserves in Allegheny County i 

“| . 395 Coal reserves in Fayette County i: 

ju ee ae 35 Coal reserves in Westmoreland County " 

” \ 37 Conl reserves in Indiana County i 

rte $9 Coal reserves in Armstrong County a 

a * 435 Conl reserves in Somerset County ut 

* y 44 Coal reserves in Cambtia County 

LAVA hal 63 Conl reserves in Cleeffield County si 
For the other coal-proaducing counties shown in the tables but 

not mentioned above a less detailed ee tine he was made an c se ani rat 


fe ae have not been prepared, 


SUmNaTy Table ss The result of computing the bituminous coal 
reserves in Pennsylvanic is shown in the'sccompanying tables One 
gives the quantity of conl originally depos sited, the quantity that 
has been minced out or made unrecoverable, : hee the tons that can yet 
be recovered, The second table shows the estimated recoverabic 
tonnage in cach bed by counties. 


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Hy eA Coal Reserves in Pennsylvania in Short Tons 


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Urigzinal Deposit 


County 


Allegheny 
Armstronr 
Beaver 
Blair 
3radfrord 
Butler 
Cambrin 
Game ron 
Centre 
Clicrion 
Cicarficla 
Clinton 
Blk 
Layette 
Greene 
Indisna 
Jefferson 
Lewrence 
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3,180 ;400 ;000 
5750; 700 ;000 
1; 


116 ; 400; 000 
61 59007000 
3 ;000 ; 000 

, 959 5000 ;000 

, 90935 5000 ; 000 
42 ;000 ; 000 
‘422 5000 ; COO 

B17 ;090 ;G00 

992 ;000 ,OG0 
$3 ;000 ; 000 


Mined Out 


969 ;200;000 
107 2907060 
1-400 ;00C 
11,900,000 
300 ;000 

30 ;000 ;000 


466 ,900 ;000 
“100 ; 000 
60 ;000; ‘000 


37 O00 ; 000 
308 ;210 ;000 
5 ; 000 ;Q0C 


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1; 486 ; 900,000 


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2,491; 100 ; 000 
566-000 ;0€0 


25-000; 000 
19 ;000 ; 000 


2 , 300 ,000; 000 


638 ; 080 ;000 
20 , 000 ; 006 


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610 -000;000 27-000 000 E97 - Ga | ogi 

5 229-734-000 899 544 “000 2-604 -2OC , OG 
10 ; 330.094 :000 2-496 -000 7011-400 ;00¢ 
6, 339 ; 400 ; 000 299200 :000 A 288-700 7006 
3,420 000 ,000 180,000; COG 1 $96 7000 ;00C 
611,900; 000 300 000 BLL; CCG; OC 
68 , 900; 000 200,000 3A 000; 000 
368 ; 000 000 40,006 000 172 -0CU:0@C 
‘220; “100 : 000 - 390 ; 000 ‘136-000 ;C09 
6 ,091:800 000 187 384 : 000 3 9869007000 
"124 ;400 ;000 25-206 ;000 Be O00 ;000 

10 ; 526 ;023;000 -557:763;000 5,481,690; 00 
5, S81, 504 ;000 4,218;141,000 5,297, 500/00 
391.000, 000 AG, 5A% 000 oy S00 00d 
7D 209 (056° 000 5, DLO. 665 , 000 43,830,860 ,0CC 


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Armstrong 


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Broad Top Field 


7,600,000 


Total 947,668,850 2,523,636 ,950 ty 453,950 411,500,000 


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Suminry of Recoverable een Coal in Pennsylvania 


in Short Ton ne 


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County Pittsburgh U.Freeport or I, ath rt }. Kittanning 
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Allc gheny ric G ohd a] del Woy ON ph fig OLN Kea te OLE ED aa tale 
Arme trong 2,800 ;000 943-000 ;000 387 ; 300 000 69 ,900, O00 
Beaver 4,000 , 000 186 ;000 ;000 AM GOOROOH (anne 
OTS G sig sed ere 4,060 , 000 1,000, 000 2 000, 000 
Bradford na oo = (pe sow a oo rate od Le beet) 8 even se alge 8 
BRO) i PR an ln 450 ; 000 ;000 200;060;000 200;,000;000 
Rey yoni a 711,920,000 900,750,000 612 4 50 ,000 
Cameron g=§= = #=—==~ Sabot Gt 09/1) CN RSS EP ae 
SORTS PS em en 2 ;000 ; 000 5-000 ;000 15-000 ;000 
AS adhe sia aa ne te 9 ;000 ; 000 16 0005060 30 ; 006 7000 
Clearfield  §=§  --=<- £34,500, 000 537.500 000 224 200 , 000 
Clinton a NGS “pee Bei OER UR MIM aie iC TY) (AY VN Je acca on ig 
1 ne ct 3:00 7000 8.000 , 000 --+-- 
Paye tte ‘919; 300. 000 1,029;000;000 = ----- 59 000, 000 
Greene ry 831. 453: 650 “677: “AGA: O00 8 ‘=--<- Bape (8 50 6 ine Uwe ae 
Indiana 21,200,000 1,652:800;000 1, BPA. "800: 2000 ww e-- : 
Jefferson = --==- '250:000;000 (450; -000;000 150, 000 , 000 
Lawrence = tema 7-060:000 BHR G00 1.) ae 
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Somerset 16, 200, ie 525,700 “000 219 B00, 000 2,188,500; 000 
Tioga wa-H- ONS i ai ie) "000 ,000 
Washington 516; ;860 7000 ‘O90. 90OG2 2000 meen 
Westmoreland — 158° 300° DUO LG Bho 200: “000 ween 
Brond Top Ficld ~---~ 4.6 800, SEER) SR STR eR eee eee 
Total 8,130,113,650 10,718,904,000 4,147,730,000 3,561,030,00' 


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Benver 85,000,000 —215;090:000 maaan 30 ;000 ; 000 
STB Ce ue Wy rele LAr 8 WS ha ae me oe 8 500 10? OOG 
Bradford smn 000; (00 ‘mt ae ahi 15.;000 7000 
Butler 450,000 , 000 BUGS OOO? Hee 100 -0C0 2000 TOO: 300 1000 
Cambria — an som 1, 345 5100; O00 21260 | 000 43 ;600 7000 
Camcron wim ms ow of 27C007000 | wana 67000; 000 
Centre 6 7000 ;000 507000 -G00 tm tm LOB 7600 ; 000 
Clarion 30 +000 ° 7900 400;000/000 350,000, 000-884! "009 :900 
Cloarficld 106; “300: G00 STU La ype 818 eae. mae BOF 21007000 
Clinton 2/000,000 250007000 bmn 19 MOO O00 
tlk ----- 84-000'900 120,000,000 ----- 
Faye tte ee 198 090, 009 ween ee 
Greene il carta: be Pm ere le ary lie Pe, 
Indisna tan ae 239. 300% 000 erm ns oe 4n—-- 
Jofforson 220 ; COO ;000 430; 000: O00 ~---- 400 ; 000 ; 000 
Lawrence 90: 009 7000 0-500 2000 ee 96 , 000 , 000 
Lycoming 10 7000 ; 000 2070007000 ee Ss ak 

sie Shen 1.500, 000 , 590 ; 000 ~-~=- 210; 000; 000 
MeKea soca dai "00: “060 Pinan ree BO! 000 7000 
Bemceet leita! 910 ;700; “OGO 54,600 , O00€ rae -900; 000 
Tioga 12 , 900 ,000 10, 000, 000 --=-- , 000 000 
Washington me fer EG I a ae eee er 
Wes stmoroland ES?) 500) 000 Bly rs OCO few ww mde em me me 
Broad Pop) Pic ld ~-~-- TB heenh God 124,700,000 mane 

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Allegheny 
Armstron 
Beaver 
Blair 
Beadford 
Butler 
Camera & 
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Ceniirve 
Clerion 
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In all the computations of these reserves, the full conl section 
has been considered as in the original deposit. 


This is not always the minenble section, hence the mined out 
tonnages 4S shown will seem large for various lcealities. If only 
36 inches of n 42 inch coal bed is being mined, the unmined 6 inches 
which has been iricluded in the original tonnege of this deposit must 
be accounted for, As this 6 inches of conl is irrecoverebly lost, it 
has been considereé as such, and included in the mined out tonnage, 


Coal beds as low as 18 to 24 inches in height in limited areas 
have been considercd ag a reserve. 


The most readily accessible and best beds have been exploited up 
to this time, but before long these will be dcpleted, and the other 
and less eecessible bods will bo developed, The geographical loc. 
tion of Pennsylvania with its access to the scaboard merts and the 
industrics of New Englend will be’the great dctermining fector in the 
future development of these coals, enabling operators to mine these 
beds at greater cost per ton but’still compete in the same marke@ with 
the coals of Ohio, West Virginia, and Xentucky. The difference in 
freight rates will permit this more cxyponsive mining. 


Lorrelation of conl beds. In various countics the coal beds “re 
snown by local nemes, but in this work they have‘ becn considered and 
computed according to the following table: 


Le ALeOn Con} equivaicnt to Merecr 

2. Barnett " n Lower Kittanning or B 
ae Bear Creck esal Wai Brookville or A 

4, 71 Berlin : as owicklcy 

5, Bloss " , i Lower Kittanning or 8 
6, B-Riéer " " Lower Xittanning or B 
Cy Aes rmont |\Coal by Brookvilic or A 

8. Fulton y 4 . Clarion or At 

9, Kolly u H . Upper Frecport or 
10, Morgan " i .  Midéle Kittanning or C 
Pee ne is 4 | Redstone 

2s fe Price ie ; Fittsburgh 

15. Seymour " " | Uppor Kittanning or 0! 


Conclusion. As the areca of the bituminous con] fields of © 
Pennsylvania is cxtromely large, and date for an accurate comput tion 
of rescrves in 4 great portion of it are very meagre, it follows that 
nany corrections will be necessary as future cxploring and prospect- 
ing bring to light new information. 


It is respectfully asked ond urged that 211 operntors, coal isnd 
owmers, or any persons who-hnve any information ss to the numbcor of 
coal bees, their thickness, and caztent in any portion of the fiold, 
submit the same to this Survey . Those who offcr criticism and 
corrections sare asked to send the dat. whereon same is based, and 
thus enable this Survey to make - more accurate estimate of our coal 


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reserves All information thus rendered will be hcld strictly con- 
fidentia& if the donor so wishes. It is only through such cooperation 
that a public work can be properly consummated. 


If we can compute accurately now the tonnege thet remains, it 
Will be 2 simple aunt to detcrmin” our reserves at the end of each 
year as the annual production is redordeé and readily available, 


all the information available tc the Survey has kecn used and 
the greatest care has been excrciscd in the computations, the figures 
in the foregoing tables are as accurate 2s can be made. 


The writer wishes to publicly acknowledge his very gren 
indebtedness to Ralph W. Stone, Assistant State Geologist, re 


thorough editing and construc tive oriticiem of adil this series of 
bulletins a 


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